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Article: Two Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale in California
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 30, 1988
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Frank Lloyd Wright left his stamp on 23 structures in
California, but the first one the late great architect designed on
the West Coast was in Montecito. It has been restored and is for
sale.
Not only that, but the largest California property used as a
private home with a residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on it
also is on the market.
The Malibu home - really a collection of three small buildings -
was owned by film writer-director-producer Arch Oboler. He was
writing a mini-series about Wright, but died about a year ago,
without finishing it. The buildings sit on 105 acres of land.
Oboler owned 360 acres when he asked Wright to design the house
in 1940, but later sold most of ...